Patents Assigned to Intuitive Surgical Operationas, Inc.
  • Opto-mechanical devices with sharp-edge lenses
    Patent number: 9696537
    Abstract: An opto-mechanical device, such as a lens cell, includes a housing having an axially extending chamber and an intermediate internal spacer that positions a sharp-edged lens in the chamber. The sharp-edged lens has first and second optical surfaces that intersect in a circumferential sharp edge. The housing positions an image sensor proximal to the sharp-edged lens for processing light therefrom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: Intuitive Surgical Operationas, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert S. Breidenthal, Richard G. Cyr, David Chambers, Joseph N. Forkey, Robert N. Ross, Brian E. Volk